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Son at the Front
Edith Wharton
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Description for Son at the Front
Hardcover. Wharton's antiwar masterpiece, now once again available, probes the devastation of World War I on the home front. Interweaving her own experiences of the Great War with themes of parental and filial love, art and self-sacrifice, national loyalties and class privilege, Wharton tells an intimate and captivating story of war behind the lines. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Wharton's antiwar masterpiece, now once again available, probes the devastation of World War I on the home front. Interweaving her own experiences of the Great War with themes of parental and filial love, art and self-sacrifice, national loyalties and class privilege, Wharton tells an intimate and captivating story of war behind the lines.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875802039
SKU
V9780875802039
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
Reviews for Son at the Front
"Extraordinarily poignant.... Heartrending, tragic, powerful, this is not to be missed."—Publishers Weekly "Wharton has done nothing that equals this."—New York Times Book Review (1923) "Wharton has painted a moving landscape."—War, Literature & the Arts